Junior Baseball Organization Inc. is an Oregon non-profit corporation that exists to provide young boys and girls an opportunity to participate in an organized baseball experience.

It is the goal of Junior Baseball to provide each child, regardless of skill level, an opportunity to compete in baseball against other players of equal skill and age.

We will purposefully aid in each athlete’s development of positive character traits and values that will foster success throughout their lifetime.

We will coach skills, mental and physical growth, a respect for the rules of the game, and essential principles of sportsmanship, safety, and fair play.

Junior Baseball is devoted to creating an environment where coaches, parents, fans, umpires, and athletes work together to accomplish our mission. Understand that as a representative of Junior Baseball Organization, Inc., you must act in accordance with the following:

• First and foremost…..Be positive and have fun!
• Lead by example before, during, and after each team function. Model good conduct; demonstrate fair play and sportsmanship.
• As a coach, you are responsible for yourself, your assistants, your players, parents and spectators and their actions during all team functions.
• Provide a safe playing environment for your players.
• Do not, at any time, use foul or inappropriate language while representing your team, association, district, or JBO, Inc.
• Place the emotional and physical well-being of your players ahead of everything else.
• Accept the decisions of the officials without exhibiting inappropriate behavior.
• Treat all coaches, umpires, opponents, players, and parents with the utmost respect and dignity at all times.
• Provide an environment for your team that is free of drugs, alcohol, tobacco and e-cigarettes; abstain from their use during any team activity.
• Respect the game. Be knowledgeable in both the NFHS Baseball Rulebook and the JBO, Inc. Rulebook; abide by them and teach them to your players.
• Be positive and have fun!

Download the JBO Code of Conduct

About McMinnville Junior Baseball Organization (MJBO)

McMinnville Grizzly Junior Baseball is dedicated to the youth of our community, emphasizing the fundamentals of this country’s favorite pastime, through superior instruction, fair play, and team camaraderie, as well as higher levels of competition. MJBO provides opportunities for 3rd through 8th graders to play on a competitive baseball team. The goal of MJBO is to teach kids to be team players, be good sportsman, play hard and most of all have fun while experiencing the game of baseball in a competitive and positive environment.

McMinnville Grizzlies Junior Baseball is an association of the Westside Youth Baseball Association and Junior Baseball Organization of Oregon. All baseball play follows the National Federation of State High School (NFHS) rules. JBO is aligned with Oregon High Schools and provides a local and varied pool of competition with whom we compete and learn. The game is BASEBALL, pure and simple, built on the rules of Oregon High School Baseball and modified to age-appropriate programs.  Junior Baseball allows the player to learn the way to play REAL BASEBALL at an early age and continue to develop their skills as they get older.

Without Corporate Sponsorships the McMinnville Grizzly Junior Baseball program costs would be significantly higher for every family! Corporate Sponsorships are obtained each year to help cover the operating cost of the program in McMinnville. Learn more about the various levels of corporate sponsorship and how your company can gain an edge on marketing. Let MJBO help maximize your marketing budget and realize premier sponsorship opportunities. McMinnville business leaders who step up to the plate provide a foundation for youth baseball.